Leadership
Below is a list recommended books and articles along with brief summaries and reviews. Most of the books relate to wholesale distribution or management practices that can enhance your effectiveness in wholesale distribution. In association with Amazon.com, you can easily order any of the books listed here by clicking on the book's title or image (if available).
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Flight of the Buffalo
by Belasco and Stayer
One of the
more powerful works around addressing leadership (or the lack of same) in
privately held businesses. This is the book that really gets to the guts
of why companies can’t initiate change within the organization. The
authors focus on how to move an organization from behaving like a herd of
buffalo following one leader, toward one behaving like a flock of geese
where leadership is dependent on needs, situations, abilities, and
results. It’ll make you take a long hard look at your management
style.
Leading Change
by James O' Toole
The first leadership book with some meat. O’Toole
looks at ‘values based’ leadership and its power in overcoming resistance
to change. He goes against modern quick-fix leadership principles and
situational leadership theories and focuses on leadership based on high
moral purpose and consistent display of respect for followers. O’Toole
brings followership to the forefront of leadership in an easy to follow,
down to earth writing style that will amuse and inform.
Deep Change
by Robert E. Quinn
The first half of the book alone is worth the price. Quinn helps you explore 'how to' prepare yourself and your organization or team for change, then how to maintain that change as long as it's needed. A must read for middle management, or anyone stuck in the mire of sameness.
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